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9.1 and 9.2- Ancient Greece

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Greeks develop into city-states that often fought? 
a)
They shared the same trade routes
b)
They were isolated by mountains & water
c)
They had their own gods
d)
They did not speak the same language 
2.
How did living in an area with a lot of mountains impact Greek life? 
a)
They could farm a lot
b)
They were taken over by pirates a lot
c)
They could NOT farm a lot
d)
They became great climbers
3.
What is a city-state? 
a)
A city with its own government and culture 
b)
A city inside of a state (ex. Albany, New York) 
c)
A city that shares cultures with cities in its region
d)
A city that shares its name with its state (ex. New York City, New York) 
4.
The body of water that borders the southern part of Greece 
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Ionian Sea
c)
Aegean Sea 
d)
Pacific Ocean 
5.
What is the body of water that boarders Greece to the east?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Ionian Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Aegean Sea
6.
What is the body of water to the west of Greece?
a)
Ionian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Aegean Sea
d)
Pacific Ocean
7.
What is the mountain located near Athens where the Ancient Greeks believed the gods lived?
a)
Mt. Fugi
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Mt. Vesuvius 
d)
Mt. Olympus 
8.
What is the northern region of Ancient Greece called?
a)
Macedonia
b)
Mt. Olympus 
c)
Athens
d)
Asia Minor 
9.
What is the southern island of Greece called? 
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Crete 
d)
Troy 
10.
What is the Capital city of Greece located on the eastern coast?
a)
Sparta
b)
Troy 
c)
Macedonia 
d)
Athens
11.
What is the city known for being war-like located in the south of Greece?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Troy 
d)
Macedonia 
12.

What was the climate like in ancient Greece?

a)

mild winters and hot summers

b)

freezing winters and summers

c)

spring like temperatures every day

d)

constant rain all year

13.

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

a)

Archipelago

b)

Island

c)

Peninsula

14.

What continent is Greece on?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

15.

This term is also known as a city-state in Ancient Greece

a)

Polis

b)

Poli

c)

Pole

d)

Poland

16.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

a)

They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

b)

Trade was very important

c)

There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

d)

The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

17.

Ancient Greece was a

a)

peninsula with many islands

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

city found in the Arctic Circle.

d)

desert region.

18.

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

a)

They promoted road building.

b)

They made farmers stop speaking.

c)

They isolated the city-states

d)

They led people to write letters.

19.

The ancient Greeks raised chickens, pigs, goats and sheep because these animals _________

a)

could drink sea water.

.

b)

supplied oil for lamps.

c)

did not eat much food

d)

did not need flat land.

20.

How did living by the sea influence/impact Greek life?

a)

They became great explorers and shipbuilders

b)

They became good traders

c)

They became great sailors, shipbuilders, traders and explorers

d)

They become great sailors and traders

21.

True or false: Greece has many major rivers

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Which of the following is NOT something the Ancient Greeks grew for food?

a)

Olives

b)

Beans

c)

Barley

d)

Grapes

23.

Which of the following is a way the geography of Greece shaped how the Ancient Greeks lived?

a)

They had one large united kingdom.

b)

They were able to travel and communicate easily.

c)

They never fished or traveled by sea.

d)

They had small city-states that ran themselves.

24.

What word most closely matches Sparta?

a)

military

b)

equality

c)

democracy

d)

empire

25.

What word most closely matches Athens?

a)

military

b)

equality

c)

democracy

d)

empire

26.

Could you say that most people in Athens had a say in the government?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.
The high hill in Ancient Greece was called the...
a)
Acropolis
b)
Acron
c)
City
d)
I was cleaning out my belly button when we discussed this!
28.
Who were the only people who held legal rights in a Greek city-state?
a)
hereditary rulers
b)
kings
c)
citizens
d)
priests
29.
Each city-state had ...
a)
the same laws and guidelines to follow.
b)
the same king as their leader.
c)
a different kind of government.
d)
the same aristocracy leading each city-state.
30.
In which type of government does the power rest with the people?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
31.
A(n)  ____ is one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.
a)
assembly
b)
oligarch
c)
citizen
d)
tyrnat
32.
Every citizen votes on all important decisions.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Indirect Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Aristocracy
33.
A(n)  _____  is a person who seizes power illegally, usually by force.
a)
Monarch
b)
Assembly
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
34.
In a representative democracy_____________.
a)
ževery citizen gets to vote.
b)
žonly the Kings get to vote.
c)
only chosen representatives get to vote
d)
žonly males get to vote.
35.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
36.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
37.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
38.
Which of these played the biggest role in the economy of ancient Greece?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Black Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Nile River
39.
Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?
a)
Athenian women
b)
Spartan women
40.
Ancient Athenian women had ______ political rights.
a)
Full
b)
Partial
c)
No
41.
Who could vote in Ancient Athens?
a)
Only male citizens
b)
Only female citizens
c)
Both male and female citizens
42.
What role did Athenian citizens have in their democracy?
a)
to not take part in government affairs
b)
to financially support public officials
c)
to discuss and vote on laws and policies
d)
to elect representatives to make laws
43.

The foundation for Greece's economy was:

a)

sea trade

b)

farming

c)

military conquest

d)

bartering

44.
What were two important products that the Greeks exported to other places?
a)
wheat and metal
b)
rice and lumber
c)
olive oil and pottery
d)
bananas and robots
45.
Which city-state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
46.
This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
47.
Cyrus was successful in his expansion of the empire because 
a)
Everyone had to follow his religion and  laws.
b)
He allowed people to do whatever they wanted.
c)
The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.
48.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the Greco-Persian Wars?

a)

The Persians defeated the Greek city-states

b)

Athens started its decline after the end of the war

c)

Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians

d)

Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians

49.
The Greeks defeated the invading Persian army in ___________________________ due to their superior weapons and clever strategies.
a)
The Battle of Marathon
b)
Persian Wars
c)
The Battle of Salamis
d)
The Battle of Thermopylae
50.

This battle ended the Greco-Persian Wars and caused Persia to leave Greece.

a)

The Battle of Marathon

b)

Persian Wars

c)

The Battle of Plataea

d)

The Battle of Thermopylae

51.
The Persian leader who fought against Sparta AND Athens in the Battle of Thermopylae
a)
Xerxes I
b)
Cyrus II (the Great)
c)
Darius I
52.

Who founded the Persian Empire?

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus II (the Great)

c)

Darius I

d)

Nabonidus

53.

The Persians established a _____ so it would be easier to collect taxes and do business with each other.

a)

public market

b)

single currency

c)

paper currency

d)

stock market

54.

What is the name of the Elite Army unit that helped Darius rise to power?

a)

Persian Phalanx

b)

The 10,000 Immortals

c)

The Persian Legions

d)

Darius' Daring Soldiers

55.
What was the religion that was practiced by Persians?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Zoroastrianism
56.

The Persian Empire was able to conquer all of these areas EXCEPT

a)

Babylonian Empire

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus River Valley

d)

Greece

57.

______________ conquered the Persians.

a)

Martin Vizcarra

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Alexander the Great

58.

What did the Persians consider as the "most important" route in the empire because it provided them food, water, and fresh horses?

a)

Persian Road

b)

Country Road

c)

Royal Road

d)

Silk Road

59.

What type of religion is Zoroastrianism?

a)

Monotheistic (belief in one god)

b)

Polytheistic (belief in many gods)

c)

Belief in the legendary Zoro

d)

Belief in Jesus Christ

60.
How did the Persians control the empire?
a)
Divided it into provinces
b)
Created new law
c)
instituted a democracy
d)
created a republic
61.

What did the Royal Road help improve in the Persian Empire?

a)

Transportation

b)

Communication

c)

Trade

d)

All of the above

62.

Who tried and failed to conquer the Greeks?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerces

d)

Darius III

63.
A satrap in the Persia empire was what?
a)
Governor
b)
Tax collector
c)
Judge
d)
Preist
64.

This map shows the divisions of the Persian Empire better known as-

a)

Satrapies

b)

Viziers

c)

States

d)

City-states

65.

This government system is VERY similar to the government system in the United States

a)

Monarchy

b)

Tyranny

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Democracy

66.

Who from this list could be considered a "citizen"?

a)

A free, educated man born in Athens.

b)

A free woman born in Athens.

c)

A slave in Athens

d)

A free, educated man from another city-state.

67.

Women and children were considered citizens and held all the same rights as the men.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Which of the following lists show the types of people who were NOT permitted to vote in Ancient Greece?

a)

Women, Farmers, Hetaerai

b)

Spartans, Megarians, Metics

c)

Slaves, Dictators, Women

d)

Women, Slaves, Foreigners

69.

What did people do in an agora?

(Check all that apply).

a)

stage plays

b)

shop in a market

c)

debate issues

d)

None of the above

70.

In the 5th century BCE, what Athenian institution decided issues democratically?

a)

Lexiarch

b)

Tyranny

c)

Assembly

d)

Pynx

71.

How were members of the Council of 500 and leaders of the ekklesia chosen?

a)

By Vote

b)

At random

c)

By Dictator

d)

By Age (oldest to youngest)

72.

How many rulers are there in a monarchy?

a)

one

b)

few

73.

How do monarchs achieve power?

a)

family

b)

seizing power illegally

c)

voting

74.

How many rulers are there in an oligarchy?

a)

one

b)

a few

75.

Typically, the group ruling in an oligarchy includes members of powerful families or strong ______.

a)

warriors

b)

peasants

c)

commoners

d)

merchants

76.

How many rulers are there in a tyranny?

a)

one

b)

a few

77.

How do tyrants gain power?

a)

family

b)

by force

78.

Who rules in a democracy?

a)

one monarch

b)

a small group

c)

the citizens

79.

How do rulers gain power in a democracy?

a)

voting

b)

family

c)

by force

80.

Which system would work best if you do not want the responsibility to rule over the people all by yourself?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

tyranny

d)

democracy

81.

Which system would work best if you wanted your children and their children to remain in control?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

tyranny

82.

Which system would work best if you wanted routine changes in leadership?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

tyranny

83.

Which system would work best if you want the best decisions to be made for the good of the country?

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

tyranny

84.

Following the Persian Wars, which Greek city-state was the most dominant?

a)

Delos

b)

Persia

c)

Sparta

d)

Athens

85.

Which issue led to the Peloponnesian War?

a)

A long standing trade dispute

b)

Revenge for past military defeats

c)

Competition for control of the Greek world

d)

Religious differences

86.

We have a democracy.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

87.

Our economy is based on trade.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

88.

Uses iron bars for currency.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

89.

Women were not allowed out of the house without father's or husband's permission.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

90.

Had helots to work the land.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

91.

Women had great freedom and became business women.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

92.

We have the largest agora in Greece.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

93.

Periokoi were craftsmen and merchants.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

94.

A citizen is male, 18, and his father and mother's father were citizens.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

95.

Was an oligarchy.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

96.

Had the Boule, a council of 500.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

97.

Men were in the army until the age of 60

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

98.

Boys and girls competed in events like wrestling, boxing, gymnastics, and racing

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

99.

Girls grew up helping their mothers with cooking, cleaning, and weaving

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

100.

Their economy was based on trading with other city-states

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

101.

Their economy was based on farming and taking over other people

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

102.

They excelled at hand to hand combat (fighting)

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

103.

They had ready access to water, and excelled at sailing and boating

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

104.

Their education taught subjects like reading, writing, and mathematics

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

105.

Discourage trade because they thought new ideas would destroy their government.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

106.

The top social class in Athenian society was

a)

Helots

b)

Citizens

c)

Slaves

d)

Aristocrats

107.

The Spartan Military had 2 main goals which were

a)

Protect farmers/Control Mount Olympus

b)

Control citizens/defeat Athens

c)

Control Helots/expand Spartan power

d)

build roads/conquer Persia

108.
In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?
a)
Athenian boys went to school; Spartan boys served in the military.
b)
Athenian boys studied combat; Spartan boys played sports.
c)
Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartan boys lived at home.
d)
Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartan boys became citizens at 18.
109.

Athenian Democracy didn't include everyone. Which of these groups were excluded from participating in government?

a)

foreigners

b)

slaves

c)

men

d)

women

110.
Is this statement about Sparta, Athens or both of them: Boys start training at age 7 and were in the military until age 60
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens
c)
Both
111.
The location of Sparta affected its people's attitudes and actions.  How so?
a)
They relied on trading to get their necessary goods.
b)
They became a democratic society.
c)
They were suspicious of outsiders.
d)
They changed the way they lived often.
112.
How did someone become a member of Athens' Council of 500?
a)
by inheriting the position from their fathers
b)
by a random drawing
c)
by being elected in a vote from other citizens
d)
he seized the power from previous council members
113.
Why did Spartans use heavy iron bars as money?
a)
It discouraged trade with other city-states.
b)
It was worth more than other city-states' coins.
c)
It was easy to pack into wagons and ships for trading.
d)
It encouraged others to trade with them.
114.
What happened to the people who lived in the lands that the Spartans conquered?
a)
They had to leave their land and become slaves in Sparta.
b)
Their villages were ransacked and no one was left to survive.
c)
They had to evacuate their land and travel to other colonies.
d)
They remained on their land but had to give 1/2 of their food crop to the Spartans.
115.
What was most important to Spartans when it came to education?
a)
reading and writing
b)
a strong mind and body
c)
boys and girls receiving military training
d)
boys and girls learning to cook and clean
116.
What best describes the government in Sparta?
a)
The Council of Elders prepared laws and could stop those they disagreed with.
b)
The two kings inherited their power.
c)
The 28 Council members were elected by the Assembly and served for the rest of their lives.
d)
All of the answers are correct.
117.
What is true of education in Athens?
a)
Its purpose was to create good citizens with strong minds and bodies.
b)
Its purpose was to create people who could protect the city-state.
c)
Both women and men were trained to fight.
d)
Reading and writing were taught but were not considered important.
118.
What is true of education in Sparta?
a)
Its purpose was to create good citizens with strong minds and bodies.
b)
Its purpose was to create people who could protect the city-state.
c)
Only men were trained to fight.
d)
Reading and writing were taught and were considered very important.
119.
What is NOT true of life in Sparta?
a)
Boys were expected to endure all pain, so they marched without shoes and weren't fed much.
b)
If a baby was born unhealthy, it might be left on a hillside to die.
c)
The government would declare war against the helots to prevent them from rebelling. 
d)
Women had many fewer rights than men.
120.
Spartan women could NOT
a)
speak to men in public.
b)
marry another man if their husband was away too long at war.
c)
own their own property.
d)
be a member of the Assembly.
121.
What 2 city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Persia vs. Greece
b)
Athens vs. Sparta
c)
Egypt vs. Sparta
d)
Greece vs. Sparta
122.
Who declared war in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Athens
b)
Greece
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
123.
Who lost the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Delos
c)
Persia
d)
Athens
124.

What is a result of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Greece gained a lot of land

b)

Greeks lost their sense of community

c)

Athens got richer.

d)

Sparta gained soldiers from Persia.

125.

Alliance between Athens and many of its allied cities following the first attempted invasion of Perisa into Greece.

a)

Delian League

b)

Peloponnesian League

c)

Rule of the Thirty

d)

The King's Peace

126.

Sparta was mad because Athens

a)

had a strong Navy

b)

spent the Delian League money on making Athens beautiful

c)

spent the Peloponnesian League money on making Athens beautiful

d)

refused to join the Delian League

127.

What was the Delian League?

a)

A secret league of sailors

b)

A large group fighting against the Persians

c)

Pericles secret army

128.

What was the ultimate cause of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Power struggles between the city-states

b)

Disagreements about trade

c)

The plague

d)

The helots revolted.

129.

Who helped Sparta build a stronger army?

a)

Persia

b)

Egypt

c)

Athens

d)

Macedonia

130.

The war finally ended in 404 B.C., when...

a)

Athens surrendered after its naval fleet was destroyed

b)

Sparta surrendered after its army was destroyed.

c)

The Persians turned on the Spartans.

d)

A truce was made between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League.

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